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by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse Four people were killed and 11 others were missing Thursday after a ferry with hundreds on board capsized in stormy weather off Quezon, rescuers said. Over 200 passengers and crew were plucked to safety after the Mercraft 3 keeled over in heavy seas en route to Polillo island, officials said. “The wind suddenly picked up and the boat was forced to stop when the bow started taking in water. […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical depression “URDUJA” has crossed Palawan and is now moving towards the West Philippine Sea, according to the country’s weather bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical Services Administration (PAGASA). Scattered rains will continue over Palawan, as residents of these areas are advised to undertake all appropriate measures against flooding and landslides. Palawan is still under storm signal number 1 as Urduja is forecast to still be at 270 kilometers west of […]
Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm “Urduja” (international name Kai-Tak) have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities said Sunday. The deaths were reported in the small island province of Biliran, a day after the storm pounded the east of the archipelago nation. Urduja tore across the major islands of Samar and Leyte on Saturday, toppling power lines in 39 towns or cities and damaging roads and bridges, the […]
(Eagle News) – Tropical Storm Urduja remained almost stationary off the coast of Eastern Samar where storm signal number 2 had been raised, along with Northern Samar, Samar and Biliran, according to PAGASA’s latest update. These areas will have winds from 61 up to 120 kilometers per hour in the next 24 hours. PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, also raised signal number 1 over 8 areas in Luzon (Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Romblon, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Tourist arrivals in the first ten months of 2017 have increased. According to the Department of Tourism, there is an 11.54% increase in the number of tourists who visited the Philippines in the first 10 months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. The DOT said international arrivals for the 10-month period have reached a total of 5,474,310 compared to the 4,908,017 of the same period last […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malaki ang naitulong ng pagdaraos ng ika-65 Miss Universe Coronation Night noong 2016 sa pagpapalakas ng turismo sa Pilipinas. Ito ang naging pahayag ni Department of Tourism (DOT) Wanda Teo. Kaya naman sa pagbisita sa bansa ng mga kandidata, maging si Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, ay inaasahan ng kagawaran ang paglago muli ng turismo ng Pilipinas. Sinabi ni Teo na nangako na ang mga kandidata ng naturang beauty pageant […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nananatiling mga koreano ang pinakamaraming bumisita sa Pilipinas ngayong taon. Batay sa datos ng Bureau of Immigration (BI), umabot sa mahigit 1.4 million na South Koreans ang pumasok sa bansa simula noong January hanggang November ngayong taon. Mas mataas ito ng 1.3 percent kumpara sa bilang ng bumisitang Koreano sa bansa noong 2016. Pangalawa sa pinakamaraming bumisita sa bansa ay mga American national na umabot sa 869,732, pero mas mababa […]
(Eagle News) – Philippines’ bet Rachel Peters made it to the top 10 of the Miss Universe pageant finals in Las Vegas Nevada, but failed to make it to the pageant’s final five. The candidates who made it to the Miss Universe top five were Miss South Africa, Miss Venezuela, Miss Thailand, Miss Jamaica, and Miss Colombia. Before this, the 26-year old Filipino-British beauty who hails from Camarines Sur, was chosen among the top 10 […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, November 22, said soldiers received praises from delegates who attended the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits held in the country last week. In a speech at the Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, the Chief Executive said heads of states and military officials congratulated him for the government’s campaign against the rebellion in Marawi. “You know, marami akong natanggap na accolades but it was […]
Announcement comes as Malaysia makes public arrest of 20 terrorists funding militants in the Philippines The Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council and Australia’s financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC will lead an alliance between Southeast Asian countries and Australia aimed at choking financing for militant networks, Canberra said Wednesday, as Malaysian authorities revealed 20 militants who were financing terrorists in the Philippines had been arrested. Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan said the South East Asia Counter Terrorism Financing Working Group was […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ang pilipinas ang bansang nasa pinaka-mababang pwesto kung saan hindi masaya ang mga driver. Batay sa Driver Satisfaction Index ng Waze, isang traffic navigation application, nasa ika-trenta nuwebeng (39) pwesto ang bansa na siyang pinaka-mababa sa isinagawa nilang survey na nag-a-analyze sa driving experience ng mga driver. Kabilang sa mga katergorya ang matinding traffic, kalidad ng mga kalsada at imprastruktura, gas stations, madaling pag-parking at epekto ng presyo ng langis. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naniniwala ang Department of Tourism (DOT) na kanilang maaabot ang target na pitong milyong turista na papasok sa bansa ngayong taon. Ito ang paninindigan ni Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre matapos na umangat ang turismo sa bansa dahil sa pagho-host nito sa katatapos lamang na 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Ayon kay Alegre, batay sa kanilang huling tala noong Agosto, nasa 4.5 milyong turista na ang nakapasok sa bansa, […]
